Capt
William
Amadas
Hawkins
Born before in Plymouth, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Hawkins MP
and Joan (Trelawney) Hawkins
Brother of
Johnathan Hawkins, Margeret (Hawkins) Wilkinson, Elizabeth Hawkins, John Hawkins and Thomas Hawkins
Husband of
Mary (Halse) Hele
— married
1580 (to 7 Oct 1589) in Plymouth, Devon, England
Descendants 
Father of
William Hawkins III, Grace Hawkins, Richard Hawkins, Elizabeth (Hawkins) Anderson, Nicholas Hawkins, Francis Hawkins, Mary Hawkins, Judith Hawkins, William Hawkins Jr. and Frances Hawkins
Died
after age 59
in Dartford, Kent, England
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Biography
Occupation
- Ship's Captain, commanded the "Griffin" in the fight against the Spanish Armada
- Governor of Plymouth; Mayor (1567-8,1578-9, and 1587-80)
Hawkins, William (c.1519–1589), merchant and sea captain, was the elder of two sons of William Hawkins (b. before 1490, d. 1554/5), merchant and MP, and his wife, Joan, only child of Roger Trelawny, of Brightor, Cornwall, the older brother of John Hawkins.
- His first wife, whose identity is unknown, Hawkins had a son, William Hawkins, and three daughters.
- His second wife was Mary Halse, (daughter of John Halse by his second wife, Joan, daughter of William Tothill), he had four sons - Richard, Francis, Nicholas, and William, and three daughters-Frances, Mary, and Elizabeth.
- His widow survived him and became the first wife of Sir Warwick Hele, of Wembury, Devon.
- William Hawkins's three youngest sons were baptised at St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth, in 1582, 1584, and 1587. A daughter (Grace) was buried in 1582, and another daughter (Clare) was married there, in 1587, to Robert Michell.
Sir William Amadas Hawkins. Given Name: Sir William Amadas. Surname: Hawkins. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
Born 1530 Plymouth, Devon, England.
Died Y. 7 OCT 1589. Dartford, Kent, England. Age: 58-59.
Buried Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England.
Sources
- Mary Wise Savery Hawkins. Plymouth Armada Heroes: The Hawkins Family. W. Brendon and son; 1888. Chapter 2. p. 8–.
- Basil Morgan, ‘Hawkins, William (c.1519–1589)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- Wikisource contributors, "Hawkins, William (d.1589) (DNB00)," Wikisource , https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Hawkins,_William_(d.1589)_(DNB00)&oldid=4174550 (accessed March 1, 2017).
- FindAGrave #80478465
- Pedigree Captain William Hawkins R.N.
- COUGHLAN Family Connections
- FamilySearch.org Life History - Photos and Stories Capt William Hawkins
- Brice Alvord. The Family Of Brice and Cathy Alvord. Lulu.com; ISBN 978-1-105-46895-7
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Birth 1530 Devon, England Death 7 Oct 1589 (aged 5859) Buckinghamshire, England Burial St Nicholas Churchyard, Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England ?Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #80478465
Mary Wise Savery Hawkins. Plymouth Armada Heroes: The Hawkins Family. W. Brendon and son; 1888. Chapter 2. p. 8. on page 3 of this book
BIRTH 1530 Devon, England DEATH 7 Oct 1589 (aged 5859) Buckinghamshire, England BURIAL St Nicholas Churchyard Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England MEMORIAL ID 80478465 · View Source. [1]